Gareth Bale — Tottenham to Real Madrid: £86m, 2013

Was the world’s most-expensive player for three years — and enjoyed the best first season of any British export.

Bale netted winners in the Champions League and Copa del Rey finals, and has now won every possible trophy in Spain.

However, on a personal level, he has struggled to elevate himself to the levels of Ronaldo as many had expected of him — scoring just 67 for Los Blancos with the Portuguese ace hitting 205 in the same period.